Jan Maxwell to Appear in The Kraine Theater's LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON, 6/7

Tony Award nominated actress Jan Maxwell will guest star in the new musical comedy LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street) on Friday, June 7th. Ms. Maxwell is most known for her roles in Follies (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), The Royal Family (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play), Lend Me a Tenor (Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play), and Scenes from an Execution with the Potomac Theatre Project (Drama Desk nomination; New York Innovative Theatre Award).

Additional guest stars who will appear in the role of the "lesbian performance artist" will include Austin based musicians God Des and She on Wednesday, June 5, Vero Sanchez from "The Real L Word" on Thursday, June 6, downtown performance artist Ariel Speedwagon on Friday, June 14, Bevin Branlandingham from QueerFatFemme.com on Wednesday, June 19, and City Council District 3 Candidate Yetta Kurland on Wednesday, June 26.

The production will play at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery) June 5-29, Thursday through Saturday at 7pm and Wednesday, June 5 & 19 at 7pm and June 12 & 26 at 2pm. Tickets ($18; $15 students & seniors) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horsetrade.info.

Set in the late 90s on the Lower East Side of New York City, LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON follows the journey of Sue, a less than butch dyke with a broken heart, as she tries to cope with losing her girlfriend to her ex-girlfriend. When Sue's friends (a bevy of ex-girlfriends and ex-girlfriends' ex-girlfriends) come rushing to her aid, they incite a tempest of lust and betrayal as they try to convince Sue that the answer to happiness exists in polyamory, pomade, and online personals. A riotous look at a righteous time in lesbian history, LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON is a musical for anyone who has ever loved wimmin's bookstores, tofu or cats.